It seemed like she remembered something, and Hua Ruoyan suddenly raised her voice to break the silence in the house. "Yun Shu, bring in the things you brought back today."

  "Yes." Yun Shu Wan hadn't expected to hear such an order after worrying for half a day, and quickly went to fetch the box and sent it into the house.

  He didn't dare raise his eyebrows and eyes, and he retreated out of the door again.

  Stroking the carved floral pattern on the box, Hua Ru raised her head, her eyes were dim, and there was still a smile between her eyebrows, but it lacked warmth.

  "The tea is done, it's just that the tea tree varieties in the north and south are different, so the taste may also be different. You take it to let the prince try it out, if there's anything not satisfactory, tell me and I'll think of a way to improve it."

  Qī Yòu didn't go to pick up the box, but instead stared at her, with a faint anger swirling in his eyes.

  "You're taking your anger out on me again."

  She puckered her lips, and Huajun didn't deny it, but she also wouldn't admit it.

  "People from the tea garden have basically all been brought out, and as long as I'm not watching them all the time, there won't be any major issues. In the future, I won't be going out so frequently, but I am trying to make a new kind of tea, and can't just ignore it. You send someone to tell Qi Jun that the matter of making tea will be handled by Qiu Zhen, her words are my intention, and if there's anything about the new tea, just let me know."

  Qiu Yong stared at her for a while before taking away the box just as she was about to withdraw her hand.

  He would rather have a big argument with her and get it all out in the open than let her keep bottling it up inside.

  But... he should have known that if she was a sensible and tactful person from the start, after becoming someone's wife, she would never let people question her virtue.

  If he hadn't spoken up for himself at that time, he would have accepted that person without a doubt.

  Even if he clearly knew his mother meant for him to take over the house.

  This is how she was at first, forcing herself to be a qualified housewife.

  But this also made him realize how tightly he had guarded his own heart at first.

  He is now just her husband, nothing more.

  Perhaps because of his recent proximity, she had softened a bit, but now, she was once again the Hua Ru Chu from when she first entered the door.

  Qi You left without saying anything.

  Yun Shu looked at the young lady who had her eyes closed as if she was asleep, and didn't know how to comfort her.

  The news of Mrs. Big's exit from Mrs. Big's house with the help of a servant girl spread quickly.

  Before long, that garrulous old woman had told everything about what had happened.

  Qilin's face was full of schadenfreude.

  But Qi Shen's family was silent for a long time after knowing it, and finally laughed coldly.

  The Qi Fu has been quiet for too long.

  The old master and mistress did not know until the next morning, which happened to be the day when everyone gathered in the main hall.

  Shuang Ji never picks sides or gets involved in disputes, and has a close relationship with everyone in the three houses. He is an extremely intelligent person.

  Naturally, such things would never come out of her mouth.

  There is a Qi Linshi in the Qi Fu who fears that the world will not be chaotic. Originally, he was angry that Da Fang had shown his face in front of the Crown Prince's wife. He took advantage of the early morning when others hadn't arrived to pay their respects yet and added oil and vinegar to make fun of it.

  The old lady's face sank after hearing this, but she didn't erupt in anger as Qi Lin expected. Instead, her unusual silence only excited him - wasn't this proof that the old lady was furious?

  Qishen arrived a little late, and after greeting him, he stepped aside and waited quietly.

  Qī Wǔ's family didn't sleep all night, their spirits were extremely poor, with two dark circles under their eyes. Even rouge and powder couldn't cover it up, they looked like they had aged several years.

  Supporting Liu's mother's hand, she came to the main courtyard, took a deep breath, and walked in with a smile.

  "Mother, my wife has come to pay her respects to you. Did you sleep well last night?"

  The old lady lifted her eyelids and took a glance at her, responding indifferently: "It's not bad, but your spirit seems to be somewhat lacking. Didn't you sleep well?"

  Qī Wǔ's heart skipped a beat, and he swept his gaze across the people in the room, seeing the ambiguous smiles on the faces of the second and third wives. His mind turned over countless thoughts, but his mouth said: "Probably the excitement hasn't worn off yet, and I stayed up late last night. I'll just take a nap at noon to make up for it."

  Everyone in the house knew why she was so excited, Qi Lin's silver teeth were clenched, and he wanted to stab a few words, but when he saw the old lady's expression, he forcibly endured it.

  "It's great that you're favored by the crown princess, but don't get too arrogant. Your glory comes from someone unknown, yet you're showing off your power in the mansion. If this gets out, it won't be easy to explain to the crown prince either. You see what I mean?"

  The words were very plain, so plain that they were almost flat, but the meaning in the words made Qi Wu's family so anxious that they wanted to flee in a hurry.

  The crown prince's attitude towards her must have been due to Yu'er, but after seeing the imperial edict given by the crown prince to Hua Ruoyu yesterday, she couldn't help but suspect that there was also a reason for it.

  After all, no matter how close the Crown Prince is to Yu'er, he will not interfere with the internal affairs of the Qi Manor, otherwise it would have happened long ago.

  The crown princess was different.

  The daughter-in-law is helping the prince with his work, so the princess treats her mother-in-law a bit better, making it more likely.

  The thought that her glory came from the daughter-in-law she had severely scolded just yesterday made her feel extremely uneasy.

  I wish time could turn back.

  At the same time, she also hated Huaruchu who made her so embarrassed.

  The old lady was just about to say a few more words when she heard someone outside asking to see her, "Your servant has seen the young mistress."

  "Excuse me, is Grandma coming?"

  "Yes, the three ladies have arrived." As she spoke, Yatou raised the bamboo curtain and Hua Ruochu walked in with a hint of a smile.

  "Grandma Wan'an, the daughter-in-law has arrived late, please scold her."

  The old lady's originally calm face showed a smile, "It's not that you're late, it's just that everyone came early today, don't stand, sit down."

  Thank you, Grandma. Hua Ru Chu bowed again to the elders and finally sat down at the lowest seat, her eyebrows and eyes obedient, looking no different from usual, unaware people would have thought that nothing had happened yesterday, they just thought too much.

  The old lady was very satisfied, and she thought that her daughter-in-law was timid and weak, and as a new bride, she would have swallowed her pride and been resentful if she had encountered such a thing, and seeing her would definitely make her cry and make a fuss, but unexpectedly she was so sensible.

  Qī Wǔ's family also worried that she would report them, seeing her so relieved, but in their hearts they disliked her even more. The better she behaved, wasn't it just highlighting how unbearable she was?

  How sinister and vicious.

  Hua Ruchu really thought so, and it's not necessarily a loss to hold back one's breath at the right time. Even if you lose face openly, you can still gain an advantage secretly.

  Isn't it now?

  Only the legitimate wives and children of each house can come to Zhu's mansion for dinner. Hua Ruyi glanced around, didn't see Qi Zhen, and couldn't help but glance at Madame Qi.

  Obviously. The old lady also noticed and frowned, asking, "Where's Zhen Niang? Why didn't she come with you?"

  "She's not feeling well, my wife told her to rest in the house and I forgot to tell you."

  "Are you ill? I'll have Qi Fu go and invite Dr. Sun over to take a look soon. The young lady's body needs to be taken care of carefully."

  "It's alright, Mother, Zhen'er is fine, maybe she was just tired from going out yesterday, rest and it'll be okay." Qi Wu Shi hastily waved her hand, if they let Sun Daifu examine her, how could they still keep it a secret. The palm print on Qi Zhen's face was still there, even after a whole night, it hadn't faded yet, she also regretted using too much force. Luckily, it wasn't on her ear.

  When she said that, not only the second and third rooms, but also the old lady was furious. The feelings have reached this point, and they still don't forget to splash dirty water on their daughter-in-law's face. Their daughter-in-law has saved your face, so you want to add more strength to sweep her face clean.

  Fortunately, her daughter-in-law was a weak and timid person. If it were anyone else with even a bit of temper, they would have been at odds with each other endlessly.

  Just as he was about to knock again, the curtain was lifted and an old man walked in.

  Everyone stood up and bowed.

  Without looking at anyone else, the old man simply nodded at Huajuchu's name and asked, "How is the tea?"

  Hua Ru had just finished her obeisance. "The finished product has already been sent out, I brought it back yesterday and gave it to my husband, by now it should have been presented to the Crown Prince."

  "So soon? There won't be any problems, right?" He glanced at his eldest daughter-in-law. Then he said: "With the prince's decree in hand, you don't have to worry about gossip and rumors. If anyone can't control their mouth, I'll take care of it for her."

  This was a dissatisfaction with the Qi Wu family, Hua Ruochu didn't seem to understand the meaning at first, and replied respectfully with her head bowed, "The princess doesn't know if the prince will be satisfied or not, the tea tree varieties in the two places are different, so the taste of the tea leaves won't be exactly the same, but the general taste is roughly the same, if the prince is not satisfied, the princess will try other methods again."

  "Thank you for your hard work."

  The whole room was shocked, even the old lady's eyes widened in surprise. How many people in the Qi Manor could get a word of praise from the old master?

  The old man is here... to support his daughter-in-law, isn't he?

  The old lady averted her eyes as soon as she saw that Qi Wu's face had turned pale with anger.

  "Alright, let's have dinner."

  "Yes."

  The Crown Prince's mansion The Crown Prince Wen Yun Dan sat at the top, Mo Xun and Qi You each sat on one side, with a cup of tea in hand.

  "The tea aroma is about the same, but smelling this one seems even more fragrant."

  Mo Wen brought it to his nose and sniffed, "It's indeed fragrant, but I wonder what the taste is like."

  Qī Yòu also ignored the two of them, and directly picked it up, blew on it, and took a sip.

  The Crown Prince and Mo Wen were already used to his taciturnity.

  Moreover, because of his taciturnity, the Crown Prince trusted him even more.

  Neither of them asked the other how it tasted, they both picked up their cups and took a sip.

  Close your mouth and savor slowly, feeling the bitterness dissipate, the sweetness rising gently from the stomach, finally, a mouthful of tea fragrance.

  No need to ask, Qi You also knew that the prince was extremely satisfied.

  It seems that the initial thoughts were not in vain after all.

  Suddenly, that pair of bright eyes appeared in his mind, and with great difficulty, he managed to see his figure in them, but overnight, it was all crushed again.

  What a hot-tempered person!

  "Yuanji, does your wife have anything she wants? I want to reward her, as long as the request is not excessive, I will satisfy her."

  Yuán Yuè, courtesy name of Qi Yǒu.

  Qī Yòu shook his head, "Your Highness doesn't need to be like this, she didn't have any ulterior motives for doing these things."

  "I didn't say she had ulterior motives, it's just that your words are unpleasant to hear." Wen Yudan couldn't help but smile. "If it were in the past, I wouldn't have thought so highly of her kindness, but the timing of the tea's appearance was perfect, and it helped me a great deal. In court, Father Emperor has gradually begun to trust me again, although it's not entirely due to Tea's efforts, but serving him a cup of tea with my own hands every day has indeed had a huge impact, making our relationship much closer."

  And in the harem... Yuan Yu, did you know that Hua Cha has become the new favorite?

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